Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
"Anthony Hope's The Prisoner of Zenda is a swashbuckling adventure set in Ruritania, a mythical pocket kingdom. Englishman Rudolf Rassendyll closely resembles the King of Ruritania, and to foil a coup by his rival to the throne, he is persuaded to impersonate him for a day. However, Rassendyll's role becomes more complicated when the real king is kidnapped, and he falls for the lovely Princess Flavia. Although the story is set in the near past, Ruritania...
Author
Series
Westward chronicles volume 03
Language
English
Description
Jillian struggles to fill the shoes--and identity-- of her identical twin sister amid the strict rules and routines of the Arizona Harvey House. When the local doctor inadvertently discovers her ruse, he creates a plan of his own.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Lara, Lady Hawksworth, is sure her husband died in a shipwreck off the south Indian coast, but three years later someone answering to the name of Hunter, Lord Hawksworth, reappears. He's accepted by everyone save his uncle, who'd claimed the earldom in his absence, and Lara, who had hated being married to him. How Hunter wins Lara with his exquisite lovemaking and becomes a better husband than the man who left her is the heart of this sweetly sensual,...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In the wake of World War II, a young, enigmatic woman named Lily arrives in Montreal expecting to be married to a man she's never met. But upon seeing her at the train station, Sol Kramer turns her down. His brother Nathan marries her out of pity, which turns into a deep-- and doomed-- love. But Lily is not who she claims to be. Her attempt to live out her life as Lily Azerov shatters when she disappears, leaving her new husband and baby daughter...
Author
Series
House of Winslow volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Forced by his family to become a minister in the Church of England, Gilbert Winslow is offered a dangerous and challenging task by one of the most powerful nobles in Britain.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Once she was the lovely, respectable Miss Delia Effington, but an impulsive decision, and subsequent disaster, forces Delia to retire from society; until one night, desperate for diversion, she attends a ball as her twin sister and finds herself dancing in the strong arms of the dashing Viscount St. Stephens. She believes that she has never met the Viscount, yet he seems so familiar. Little does she know the real game that the Viscount is playing...
8) Just imagine
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The War Between the States may be over for the rest of the country, but not for Kit Weston. Disguised as a boy, she's come to New York City to kill Baron Cain, the man who stands between her and Risen Glory, the South Carolina home she loves. But unknown to Kit, the Yankee war hero is more than her bitterest enemy, he's also her guardian. And he'll be a lot harder to kill than she's figured on. Believing that Kit's a boy, Cain offers the grubby rapscallion...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Delia Sweeney has always been unlike her older sister-- fair and delicate compared to tall, statuesque Nora, whose hair is as dark as Donegal turf. In other ways too, the sisters are leagues apart. Nora is her mother's darling, favored at every turn, and expected to marry into wealth. Delia, constantly slighted, finds a measure of happiness helping her da on the farm. The rest of the time, she reads about far-off places that seem sure to remain a...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
1050L
Language
English
Description
Mark Twain's darkly comic short classic set in the antebellum South stands as a literary condemnation of slavery and racial inequality. Each enriched classic edition includes: A concise introduction that gives readers important background information. A chronology of the author's life and work. A timeline of significant events that provides the book's historical context. An outline of key themes and plot points to help readers form their own interpretations....
Author
Language
English
Description
From a New York Times–bestselling author, a "fast-paced Regency" that "adroitly balances . . . passion and intrigue . . . and provides vibrant characters" (Publishers Weekly).
Knowing that she alone can protect her sister from the Baron Harwood, their lecherous stepfather, Victoria Temple Whiting snatches the family's heirloom necklace-believed to hold the power to bring great happiness or terrible tragedy-to pay for their escape to London....
12) Midnight secrets
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
PROMISE ME FOREVER. . .FOLLOW THE WIND. . .WHISPERED KISSES. . .
Award-winning author Janelle Taylor has won the hearts of romance readers the world over. Now she continues her bestselling tradition with her most unforgettable novel yet, a passion-filled story of love and adventure sweeping from the post-Civil War South to the sprawling Texas plains to the majestic mountains of Colorado. . .as a spirited beauty risks all she cherishes in a daring...
Author
Series
Bastion Club volume Prequel
Language
English
Formats
Description
Captain Jack and "Kit" Cranmer meet in a clash of swords, drenched in the moonlight of Britain's rugged eastern coast, Captain Jack's powerful physique compelling Kit to surrender. He is her dream lover come to life, and his command of the smuggling gang is absolute. His all-knowing gaze penetrates her disguise as the male leader of a rival gang with frightening ease, and his kisses leave her maidenly modesty in tatters. Suddenly Kit finds she's only...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sometimes, an unexpected rumour on social media can change everything...Ninety-year-old Thomas Mirren has always been happy with his usual, quiet routine. But when the story came out in the local newspaper that Thomas Mirren was a fraud, his quiet life became a little more interesting. To everyone.Ian is tasked with writing a story about a military imposter in order to keep his job at the paper but everyone in town knows Thomas is an old soldier;...
18) Legacy of death
Author
Series
Matthew Rowsley mysteries volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With his lordship's mental health failing, management of his grand country estate has been assigned to a group of trustees, including land agent Matthew Rowsley and his capable wife Harriet. But the smooth running of Thorncroft House is disrupted by a series of unforeseen events. Building work on the estate workers' new cottages is halted by the discovery of Roman remains. Shortly afterwards, the family butler is brutally assaulted and left for dead....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seven years after the death of Edward Hyde, a stylish gentleman shows up in foggy London claiming to be Dr. Henry Jekyll. Only Mr. Utterson, Jekyll's faithful lawyer and confidant, knows that he must be an impostor-because Jekyll was Hyde. But as the man goes about charming Jekyll's friends and reclaiming the estate, and as the bodies of potential challengers start piling up, Utterson is left fearing for his life . . . and questioning his own sanity....
20) Love in disguise
Author
Language
English
Description
Jobless and down to her last dime, Ellie Moore hears about a position with the Pinkerton Detective Agency and believes it's the perfect chance to put her acting skill and costumes to use. Reluctantly, the agency agrees to give her one assignment, one chance to prove herself. Disguised as Lavinia Stewart, a middle-aged widow, Ellie travels to Arizona to begin her investigation. When the need arises, she also transforms into the dazzling Jessie Monroe,...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request